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October 04, 2024 03:09AM
Has anyone taken one of these? I see you have to order a sandwich or salad to eat in the store and make a retail purchase. Do they specify what the retail purchase has to be? Is the reimbursement enough to cover?

I used to like doing the holiday shops for them even though you ended up a little out of pocket. Not sure if it's worth it with the eat-in part added.
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October 04, 2024 03:14AM
Hint on MSC?
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October 04, 2024 03:19AM
Same one that used to have them.
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October 04, 2024 06:02AM
I saw them. It was $50 reimburse, NO pay. Nothing close enough and convenient enough to bother with signing up. I might consider if these shops are around again next month. I could have been "late to the game" when I saw some posted the first time around. A few of the locations I was expecting were not there (or already picked up).
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October 04, 2024 11:03AM
Any hints on the platform? The previous company was shopmetrics, but I keep getting a bad link when I try to login.
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October 04, 2024 11:25AM
Yes, there are 4 specific retail items to choose from. All little sandwich boxes, two of which MIGHT keep you under reimbursement.

It was never on Shopmetrics in my area.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/04/2024 11:27AM by sestrahelena.
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October 04, 2024 01:37PM
After reading the comments, I looked at the menu. I picked one up since it is relatively close to my house. The specific retail item that I would select anyway is $26.99 and will feed my family for lunch the next day. That leaves $23 for my husband and me to eat lunch. $50 reimbursement sounds good to me. Im all in! I wish I could have self assigned the other one in my city, but it went away after I self assigned the one near my house.

Edited 1 time(s). Last edit at 10/04/2024 01:37PM by gigishopper.
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October 04, 2024 01:45PM
@gigishopper wrote:

After reading the comments, I looked at the menu. I picked one up since it is relatively close to my house. The specific retail item that I would select anyway is $26.99 and will feed my family for lunch the next day. That leaves $23 for my husband and me to eat lunch. $50 reimbursement sounds good to me. Im all in! I wish I could have self assigned the other one in my city, but it went away after I self assigned the one near my house.


You may want to re-read the instructions. It is not a $50 payment but a reimbursement UP TO $50. These packs are terrible and not worth the 26.99. The rolls are soggy and the ham and cheese are all over the place. (They need to be cut apart). Also, you have to buy a lunch item.
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October 04, 2024 01:54PM
I did read the instructions and did you read my comment? I did say, "$50 reimbursement." I don't think you read anything that I typed. I also referenced buying lunch.

@ShopperGirly wrote:

@gigishopper wrote:

After reading the comments, I looked at the menu. I picked one up since it is relatively close to my house. The specific retail item that I would select anyway is $26.99 and will feed my family for lunch the next day. That leaves $23 for my husband and me to eat lunch. $50 reimbursement sounds good to me. Im all in! I wish I could have self assigned the other one in my city, but it went away after I self assigned the one near my house.


You may want to re-read the instructions. It is not a $50 payment but a reimbursement UP TO $50. These packs are terrible and not worth the 26.99. The rolls are soggy and the ham and cheese are all over the place. (They need to be cut apart). Also, you have to buy a lunch item.
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October 04, 2024 01:57PM
Would love a hint if anyone has one. Thanks!
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October 04, 2024 01:58PM
Im not sure why people are salty over a $50 reimbursement for food in today's economy. Call me lame, but this covers a lunch date with my husband or daughter and food to take home. I have a Master's degree and make a nice salary at my full time job, and I am not too proud to take on an assignment like this one.
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October 04, 2024 01:59PM
Im not sure if the retail purchase would feed a group of 5 guys.

@olympia tennenbaum wrote:

Would love a hint if anyone has one. Thanks!
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October 04, 2024 02:02PM
@gigishopper wrote:

Im not sure if the retail purchase would feed a group of 5 guys.

@olympia tennenbaum wrote:

Would love a hint if anyone has one. Thanks!

Thanks, checked that already so there must not be any in my area. You are awesome.

$50 might feed four guys though, lol. I just had a sandwich from one recently and thought it was pretty good value compared to other fast food.
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October 04, 2024 04:46PM
I only saw 2 of the 5 locations around me listed. I'm not sure if the others were grabbed, or if only certain franchises are shopped.
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October 04, 2024 04:54PM
@gigishopper wrote:

Im not sure why people are salty over a $50 reimbursement for food in today's economy. Call me lame, but this covers a lunch date with my husband or daughter and food to take home. I have a Master's degree and make a nice salary at my full time job, and I am not too proud to take on an assignment like this one.

There's a restaurant by me that gets shopped, it had a $75 reimbursement which was enough for my husband and I to have a nice anniversary lunch. I don't do a lot of food shops but occasionally there's decent ones worth the reimbursement.
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October 04, 2024 11:28PM
Don't forget to calculate sales tax if you're trying to stay under/at reimbursement like me.
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October 04, 2024 11:30PM
I really miss when we could get a whole little crusty ham. Meat and sugar are my two favorite food groups.
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October 04, 2024 11:48PM
I'm with Ses, meat and sugar are my favs, as long as they aren't together. I won't miss doing any honeybaked ham shop, even if they are available here.

I don't eat ham anyway, there is something about the texture and the way my stomach feels afterward. I'm still baffled about that sweet and savory thing, when you add sugar to hot or savory it all tastes like vomit to me.
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October 05, 2024 01:26PM
Honeybaked Ham also sells turkey and chicken salad. There is also a 12 pack of turkey and cheese sliders...just an FYI for anyone who doesnt like ham.
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October 05, 2024 04:31PM
I don't know if gift cards are allowed for these shops, but you can usually get highly discounted Honeybaked Ham gift cards from cardcash.com.

If your path dictates you walk through hell, do it as though you own the place. -unknown
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October 05, 2024 06:47PM
@sestrahelena wrote:

I really miss when we could get a whole little crusty ham. Meat and sugar are my two favorite food groups.

I grabbed one for Thanksgiving a few years ago and recall it had a nice reimbursement and was a pretty tasty ham.
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October 05, 2024 11:12PM
If anyone is cooking their own ham from scratch, regular Dr. Pepper makes a real flavorful glaze.
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October 06, 2024 01:21AM
@Okie wrote:

@gigishopper wrote:

I was about to say I’ve never ever seen one in my area, but just logging in, it’s like the mystery shop gods are punishing blessing me with a hot shop. I decided to pick this shop up in my theme of trying new shops. $50 reimbursement, but only date available with no reschedule option

End the shop cycle Okie wait until the end of next month.
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October 06, 2024 05:20AM
I did a honey baked ham shot today. The reimbursement was $20 sufficient for 12 sliders. There is a suggested list of what you could buy.
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October 06, 2024 05:28AM
I meant up to $50 reimbursement sorry
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October 21, 2024 05:47PM
OK, I did this last week. I got a chicken salad sandwich on wheat- pretty good, but not worth the $10. I made it a combo for another $4- this entitled me to a can of Coke and a 4 ounce cup of potato salad , which was diced potatoes in mayonnaise- no celery, onion, or seasoning. There are supposed to be 3 types of sliders available- ham&swiss, turkey & cheddar or pulled pork. They were out of the last 2 and only had one package (12 sliders) of the ham & swiss. So I was able to come in under the reimbursement. The sliders are kinda a mess- the ham is in pieces and you have to cut them up. They were good but certainly not worth the price.
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